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Ward Prize

The prize was established in 1973 by a gift of Dorothy Mears (Mrs. Arthur T.) Ward. Awarded annually by the faculty of the Creative Writing Program to one or more junior members of the program in order to provide a summer fellowship in creative writing.

This award is by faculty nomination only.

Current Winners

Claire Elizabeth Schultz ’24
Grady Samuel Trexler ’24

Past Winners

2022

Sheherzad Jamal ’23
Sophie Lockwood ’23

2021

Silma Sierra Berrada ’22
Molly Lee Bremer ’22

2020

Amanda Koym ’21
Sophia Marusic ’21

2019

Cooper Young

2018

Nicolette C. D’Angelo ’18
Lian V. Limperis ’18

2016-17

No award given

2015

Andra Bailard ’16
Zoe Perot ’16

2014

Nicole A. Acheampong ’17
Kelsea B. Best ’15
Evan R. Coles ’15
Katherine S. Horvath ’15
Cameron P. Langford ’15
Isabelle A. Laurenzi ’15
Brian E. Lax ’15
Namkyu Oh ’16
Susannah P. Sharpless ’15

2013

Elizabeth C. Bolten ’14
Vivienne Chen ’14

2012

Thomas A. Ledford ’13
Mohit Manohar ’13
Mirabella Mitchell ’13
Maia I. Ten Brink ’13

2011

Katherine J. Chen ’12
Derek M. Gideon ’12

2010

Andrew T. Bors ’11
Conor P. Gannon ’11

2009

Mgbechi U. Erondu ’10
Samuel F. Nicholson ’10

2008

Blair L. Hurley ’09

2007

Blair L. Hurley ’09
Amy Leigh Paeth ’08